Pork Tenderloin with Wild Rice Salad
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Ingredients
  • For the marinade:
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped ginger
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce (GF version if you need this GF)
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 2 pork tenderloins, about 1 pound each
  • For the rice salad:
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • ¼ cup peanut oil
  • 1 cup peeled, seeded and finely chopped cucumber
  • ½ cup chopped celery
  • ½ cup chopped fresh mint
  • 3 cups cooked wild rice (or combination of white and wild rice)
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Instructions
  1. Make the marinade: in a large bowl whisk together the marinade ingredients.
  2. Prepare the pork tenderloin: Remove the silver skin from the tenderloins. Place the two tenderloins in a large resealable plastic bag and pour the marinade over the pork. Place in a container large enough to hold the pork and keep in the fridge for 2 to 4 hours, turning occasionally.
  3. To make the salad: In a large bowl combine the lemon juice, mustard. Whisk in the peanut oil. Add the cucumber, celery, mint and wild rice or combination of wild rice and white rice. (I do the combination with my family, so it's more kid friendly, but straight wild rice is delicious.) Stir together and season with salt and pepper. Taste the salad. If it's not amazing to you, add a little more salt. Set the salad aside.
  4. Grill the pork: Remove the pork from the bag and discard the marinade. Lightly pat the tenderloins dry, then rub with a bit of oil. Allow to stand for 20 minutes before grilling. Grill over medium heat for about 25 minutes, turning halfway through the grilling time, until the internal temperature reaches 155 ยบ or when the center is just barely pink. Remove from the grill and wrap in foil. Let the tenderloins rest for a few minutes before cutting in thin slices.
Recipe by Culinary Mamas at https://culinarymamas.com/pork-tenderloin-wild-rice-salad/